The municipality of Heerlen is going to tackle parking problems in the districts completely. We are making an analysis per district: how many reports are there, which reports are there and at what times does the nuisance occur? Then we will look for solutions together with the residents. We are implementing this new way of working during a pilot in GMS.
The municipality of Heerlen, housing corporations and tenants' organisations have jointly established the annual performance agreements for 2025. These agreements tie in seamlessly with the multi-year and regional performance agreements and contribute to Heerlen's ambitions in the areas of housing, sustainability and Health .
New rules to protect trees go into effect on December 4, 2024. This new ordinance and policies will replace the 2016 tree ordinance and provide stronger protection for trees and timber stands in Heerlen.
Archaeological research on the Raadhuisplein in Heerlen is in full swing. Never before have traces been found of a Roman grave, from the time of the first settlement in Heerlen, until today. The traces found go back to the year 0. This makes the find the oldest evidence of Roman habitation at this site.
To give the network cooperation Safety in and around schools (VIOS) Parkstad a new impetus, a congress is taking place today at the VISTA College in Heerlen. During the congress, a new covenant on school safety will be signed to ratify the intensified cooperation between the partners.
Heerlen is taking the next step in making the city more sustainable. In the Aarveld neighborhood, we gave the go-ahead on Friday for the renovation of 90 homes owned by housing corporation Wonen Zuid. These homes from the sixties, we will thoroughly tackle to make them more energy efficient and comfortable.
Soccer club RKHBS was the first club in Heerlen to receive a voucher worth 300 euros and the vignette Social Safety Heerlen. They have a confidential contact person (VCP), a code of conduct, a VOG (certificate of good conduct) for all volunteers and trainers and all trainers and coaches are professionally trained.
The Frans Postmaschool in Beersdal has concluded this year's step-step challenge. Several traffic calming measures have been installed in the school area, making it a much safer place.
The Municipality of Heerlen has begun the installation of traffic-calming measures on a number of school routes in the city. These include speed humps and plateaus to reduce the speed of traffic and increase traffic safety.
